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Nordic noirs

Nordic noirs is the plural of Nordic noir.

Meaning of Nordic noir

Noun

Nordic noir (countable and uncountable, plural Nordic noirs)

  1. (uncountable) A subgenre of film noir, set (and usually produced) in Scandinavia; typified by psychologically complex storylines involving the investigation of cruel or brutal crime, as well as heavy use of stark landscapes, pathetic fallacy and grinding realism.
  2. (countable) A film or show of this subgenre.

Questions about Nordic noirs

What is Nordic noirs the plural of?
Nordic noirs is the plural of Nordic noir.

Words near Nordic noirs in the dictionary

  1. Nordic cross
  2. Nordic crosses
  3. Nordic gold
  4. Nordic model
  5. Nordic noir
  6. Nordic noirs
  7. nordic skiing
  8. Nordic walking
  9. Nordically
  10. Nordicentric
  11. nordicentrine

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